Chicopee Electric Light - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

Chicopee Electric Light offers rebates up to $25,000 per year for commercial energy efficiency projects including lighting upgrades, HVAC improvements, and custom measures through the NextZero program. You can apply for fast-track prescriptive rebates for lighting and HVAC if you have quotes from licensed installers, or pursue custom retrofits where the utility evaluates your energy savings potential. Contact the program administrator at (877)-259-3015 or energysavingsCEL@mmwec.org to get started, and funding is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

The NextZero program provides your commercial and industrial customers access to prescriptive incentives for lighting and HVAC equipment (with pre-determined per-unit rebates), plus custom retrofit evaluation based on energy savings estimates. You'll need to provide cost quotations and work with the utility to define project scopes; post-installation inspections are required before incentive issuance. Licensed installers are preferred partners in the prescriptive pathway, and the program also covers new construction and major renovations with customized co-funding options.

CELD administers NextZero through MMWEC with three tracks: prescriptive lighting/HVAC (fast-track, pre-determined incentives per unit), custom retrofit (cost-effectiveness evaluated on estimated energy savings), and new construction/major renovation (independent review with potential technical co-funding). Maximum rebate is $25,000 per customer, per year; funding is first-come, first-served. Eligibility spans all non-residential sectors (commercial, industrial, schools, nonprofits, local/state government, multifamily residential, agricultural). Note: natural gas-only projects are ineligible, though MMWEC coordinates with Eversource and National Grid for complementary opportunities. Program contact: (877)-259-3015 or energysavingsCEL@mmwec.org.